On Friday, January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States of America. Kudos to President-elect Trump for inviting—despite mounting threats and opposition — two members of the Knesset, and mayors of towns in Judea and Samaria to his inauguration. This is a gesture shown for the first time ever by any US president. Also, he is to be commended for requesting that the statue of Churchill that President…

Once upon a time when immigrants came to Europe and North America, they were expected to learn the national language. They were expected to abide by all the national laws and to internalize them as right and good. They were supposed to put aside and even forget some of the political and religious conflicts that in many cases made them leave their country of birth. And finally, they were expected to recognize that the human…